865 
FZNT25 KNHC 201512
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1112 AM EDT Wed Mar 20 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure dominates the Gulf waters. This system
 will quickly shift eastward through Thu as a warm front and low
pressure develop near the coast of Texas. The low pressure is
forecast to track east-northeastward across the northern Gulf
and to over the western Florida panhandle and the southeastern
U.S. Fri and Fri night pushing a cold front across the basin.
Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected with the low
center and attendant cold front. High pressure in its wake will
also quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through Sun
night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop
over the western Gulf. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N
swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N54W to eastern Cuba 
will reach from near 31N52W to northern Hispaniola this evening,
with weak low pressure forming along the northern end of the 
front. The weak low will be near 30N55W by early Thu with the
trailing cold front extending to Hispaniola. By early Fri, the 
front will shift E of the area. High pressure in the wake of the
front will quickly move eastward through Fri night, allowing for 
fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western half 
of the forecast waters as low pressure tracks northeastward from 
the Gulf of Mexico to inland the southeastern U.S. Fri night and 
Sat. These winds will expand in coverage ahead of a cold front 
that will trail from the low over the western waters, reaching 
from near 31N72W to eastern Cuba by late Sun. Gale conditions will
be possible over most of the northern and central zones with the 
southerly winds Fri and Sat. Strong to near gale northwest to 
north winds along with building seas will follow in behind the 
front. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NE winds 5 to
10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.